Documentation of Coursework and Samples
The following information will detail the courses I have taken at Clemson that prepared me to enter my career. Additionally, you will find samples of my coursework that further support my skills and knowledge.
Language-Oriented Instructions
SPAN 2010 – Intermediate Spanish
This class helped build more comfort with Spanish beyond basic vocabulary and short sentences. The course focused on speaking, writing, listening, and grammar in a practical way. Its main strength was building confidence using Spanish more naturally.
SPAN 2020 – Intermediate Spanish
This class continued building on previously learned Spanish skills and required more detailed communication. The course included more speaking, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. It was useful for making Spanish feel more natural instead of simply memorizing rules.
SPAN 3020 – Intermediate Spanish Grammar & Composition
This class focused heavily on writing and improving grammatical accuracy while studying in Spain. The course involved correcting mistakes, organizing ideas, and producing clearer Spanish writing. Being surrounded by Spanish outside of class made the material more practical and helped strengthen overall written communication.
SPAN 3050 – Intermediate Spanish Conversation & Comprehension I
This class focused mainly on speaking and understanding Spanish in real time. The course required quicker responses and less reliance on translating everything into English first. It was especially useful for building confidence with conversation and listening.
SPAN 3140 – Hispanic Linguistics
This class looked more closely at how Spanish works as a language. The course covered pronunciation, accents, grammar patterns, and differences in Spanish across countries and regions. It was interesting because it explained many differences in Spanish that are easy to notice but harder to understand.
SPAN 3150 – Spanish for Health Professionals
This class focused on using Spanish in medical and health care situations. The course included medical vocabulary and communication involving symptoms, medical history, and treatment. Its biggest strength was connecting Spanish directly to situations that could be used in a health care setting.
SPAN 4090 – Comprehensive Writing in Spanish
This class involved more advanced writing in Spanish while studying abroad in Spain. The course focused on clearer writing, stronger vocabulary, organization, and longer written assignments. Using Spanish regularly outside of the classroom made the course more useful and helped strengthen advanced writing skills.
SPAN 4180 – Technical Spanish for Health Management Professionals
This class combined Spanish with health care and professional communication. The course focused on vocabulary related to patients, health services, and professional settings. It was especially useful because it connected language skills with practical health care situations.
Culture and Literature Courses
SPAN 3070 – The Hispanic World: Spain
This class focused on Spanish history, culture, and everyday life while studying abroad in Spain. The course looked at traditions, historical events, and different parts of Spanish society. Being in Spain made the material more meaningful because many of the cultural topics discussed in class could also be experienced outside of the classroom.
SPAN 3130 – Spanish Literature Survey I
This class focused on reading and understanding different works of Spanish literature while studying in Spain. The course also looked at the historical and cultural background behind the readings. Studying the material in Spain added more context to the literature and helped strengthen both reading and analysis skills.
SPAN 4070 – Hispanic Film
This class used film to explore Hispanic culture, history, and social issues while studying abroad in Spain. The course focused on the meaning behind different films and what they showed about Spanish and Hispanic culture. Taking the class in Spain made it easier to connect many of the cultural topics from the films to everyday life.
HIST 3410 – Modern Mexico
This class looked at major events in modern Mexican history and how they affected the country. The course covered politics, social changes, and Mexico’s relationship with other countries. It was useful for giving more historical context to modern issues involving Mexico.
Minor Required Courses – Business Administration
ACCT 2010 – Financial Accounting Concepts
This class covered the basics of how businesses keep track of their finances. The course focused on financial statements, revenue, expenses, assets, and debt. It was challenging at times but useful for understanding the financial side of a business.
ECON 2110 – Principles of Microeconomics
This class looked at how people and businesses make decisions involving money and resources. The course focused on supply and demand, prices, competition, and markets. It was useful because many of the topics could be connected to everyday situations.
ECON 2120 – Principles of Macroeconomics
This class focused on the economy as a whole. The course looked at inflation, unemployment, economic growth, and government decisions. It was useful for making current economic topics easier to understand.
FIN 3060 – Corporation Finance
This class looked at how companies make decisions involving money, investments, and risk. The course focused on how businesses use and raise money. It was more difficult than some of the other business courses but useful for understanding financial decision-making.
LAW 3220 – Legal Environment of Business
This class looked at legal issues that businesses can run into. The course focused on contracts, responsibility, liability, and laws that affect business decisions. It was useful because many of the topics were based on situations that could actually happen.
MKT 3010 – Principles of Marketing
This class looked at how companies attract customers and promote products or services. The course focused on branding, advertising, pricing, customers, and target audiences. It was an engaging course because the concepts were easy to connect to real companies and advertisements.
Double Major Health Courses
HLTH 2020 – Introduction to Public Health
This class introduced public health from a larger community and population perspective. The course focused on prevention, health disparities, and factors that affect the health of different groups. It was a strong introduction to a side of health care that goes beyond individual patient treatment.
HLTH 2030 – Health Care System
This class focused on how the health care system works behind the scenes. The course looked at hospitals, insurance, health care providers, and barriers people may face when receiving care. It was useful for understanding the larger system that health professionals work within.
HLTH 2400 – Determinants of Health Behavior
This class focused on the reasons people make certain choices about their health. The course looked at family, environment, culture, money, and personal beliefs as factors that can affect behavior. Its main strength was showing that health choices are influenced by much more than just knowing what is healthy.
HLTH 2980 – Human Health and Disease
This class looked at different diseases and health conditions and how they affect the body. The course focused on causes, risk factors, symptoms, and prevention. It was useful for connecting basic health concepts to real conditions.
HLTH 3100 – Women’s Health Issues
This class looked at health issues that affect women at different stages of life. The course included topics such as access to care, prevention, reproductive health, and differences in health outcomes. It was useful for showing how both medical and social factors can affect health.
HLTH 3610 – Introduction to Health Care Economics
This class looked at the financial side of health care and why the system can be expensive and complicated. The course focused on insurance, costs, access to care, and financial decisions. It was useful for showing how money can affect health care decisions.
HLTH 3800 – Epidemiology
This class focused on patterns of disease and health problems in groups of people. The course involved looking at data and understanding how researchers identify trends and possible causes. It was one of the more challenging health courses but was useful for understanding research and health statistics.
HLTH 4190 – Health Science Internship Prep Seminar
This class focused on preparing for work in a health-related setting. The course covered professionalism, communication, expectations, and preparation for an internship. Its main strength was connecting classroom learning with a professional environment.
HLTH 4200 – Health Science Internship
This course provided hands-on experience in a relevant setting, specifically the corporate office at Prisma Health. The course allowed classroom knowledge to be applied in a more practical environment. Its biggest strength was providing real-world experience that could not be gained only through lectures.
HLTH 4400 – Managing Health Service Organizations
This class looked at what goes into running and managing a health care organization. The course focused on leadership, communication, employees, and common management challenges. It was useful for showing the administrative side of health care.
HLTH 4600 – Health Information Systems
This class focused on how technology is used to manage health information. The course looked at how patient information is stored, shared, and used by health care professionals. It was useful because technology plays such a large role in modern health care.
HLTH 4780 – Health Policy, Ethics and Law
This class focused on legal and ethical issues that can come up in health care. The course looked at patient rights, laws, ethics, and situations where there may not be one obvious answer. Its main strength was encouraging more critical thinking about difficult health care decisions.
HLTH 4790 – Financial Management and Health Budget
This class focused on how health care organizations manage money. The course looked at budgets, expenses, revenue, and financial decisions. It was useful for understanding the business side of health care organizations.
HLTH 4900 – Research & Evaluation Strategies in Public Health
This class focused on how health research and public health programs are evaluated. The course looked at study design, data collection, and how to determine whether a program is effective. It was useful for building a better understanding of research and evidence.
Additional Courses
HON 3960- Solving Global Problems
This class focused on looking at major issues that affect people across different countries and communities. The course encouraged us to think about possible solutions and consider problems from multiple perspectives. It was useful for developing problem-solving skills and thinking more broadly about global challenges.
COMM 2500: Public Speaking
This class focused on becoming a stronger and more confident speaker. The course involved preparing and giving different types of speeches while learning how to communicate ideas clearly to an audience. It was useful for improving presentation skills that can be applied in both school and professional settings.
MUSC 2100: Music in the Western World
This class focused on how music has developed and changed throughout Western history. The course looked at different styles, composers, and periods of music. It was useful for understanding how music connects to history, culture, and society.
STAT 2300: Statistical Methods 1
This class focused on using statistics to understand and interpret information. The course involved working with data, recognizing patterns, and using different methods to draw conclusions. It was useful for improving data analysis skills and understanding how statistics can be applied to research.
MUSC 3250: CU Carillonneurs
This class focused on developing musical skills through participation in Clemson’s carillon program. The course involved practice, performance, and learning how to play music using the carillon. It was useful for gaining performance experience and being involved in a unique part of Clemson’s music program.
Sample of Coursework
SPAN 3150 – Spanish for Health Professionals
This paper explains how the cardiovascular system works and how high blood pressure and high cholesterol can negatively affect heart health. It also discusses how these two conditions are connected and increase the risk of heart disease. Lastly, it provides lifestyle recommendations to improve cardiovascular health while still incorporating traditional Hispanic foods and cultural practices.
SPAN 4180-Technical Spanish for Health Management Professionals
This paper explains how the healthcare system in Honduras is organized and the role social security plays in accessing healthcare. It also discusses the major challenges the country faces, including limited funding, unequal access to healthcare, and poor healthcare infrastructure, especially in rural areas. Lastly, it provides recommendations for improving the healthcare system through increased funding, better access to medical services, and stronger public health programs.
History 3410- Modern Mexico
This paper explains how caudillos rose to power in early Mexico by gaining the trust, loyalty, and support of the common people during times of uncertainty. It also discusses how my personal qualities, including loyalty, dedication, adaptability, and the ability to connect with others, would help me become an effective leader. Lastly, it connects my own leadership experiences to the qualities needed to be a successful caudillo and explains how I would use these strengths to unite people and create change.
SPAN 4070 – Hispanic Film
This paper analyzes the film Te doy mis ojos and explains how domestic violence is connected to gender inequality, emotional manipulation, and traditional gender roles in Spanish society. It also discusses how financial dependence, societal expectations, and a lack of support systems can make it difficult for women to leave abusive relationships. Lastly, it connects the film to real-world issues in Spain, highlighting the ongoing challenges women face and the need for greater gender equality and stronger support systems.
MUSC 2100- Music Appreciation
This paper compares two musical pieces, The Old Boatman by Florence Price and Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 by Paul O’Neill and Robert Kinkel, focusing on their melodies, rhythms, dynamics, harmonies, and musical styles. It also discusses how the two pieces differ, with The Old Boatman having a slower, more calming sound and Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24 being more energetic and dramatic. Lastly, it includes my personal opinions on both performances and explains how my previous orchestra experience influenced my appreciation of the music.
HON 3960- Solving Global Problems
This presentation explains major environmental issues—including global warming, natural disasters, biodiversity loss, and water and air quality—and how they connect to public health, politics, and conflict.